Pics were taken by Denny
Aungst at the Williams Valley Car show and Chas' wife at Beaver Springs in 2006.
The rights to them have been released to the garage club for use as they see fit.
All rights reserved. 2006.
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Chas Pinkerton
Garage Club President '09
& Member # 122
'76 Pontiac Astre Pro-Street
Page updated 5-8-2009
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| This car was completely redone in Chas' garage by Chas and his son. He documented the process and
if you see him, ask to glance at his albumn. The final prep and paint was sprayed by Frank Tankalavage at F&W
Auto Body in Williamstown. More details to follow. |
 Chas Pinkerton was one of our back up cars for our 2009 "Club Challenge"
Dyno shootout. 2009 saw the Keystone Garage Club guys beat the Motor City Forums guys (primarily an F body enthusiast
site) by approximately 1,000 horsepower total. This was a six car to six car match up. Chas put his car on after
the shootout was over since he wasn't needed for the competition. He did see a bit of an improvement over Don's
Performance Dyno in 2006, shown below. |
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 Chas Pinkerton was one of our race cars for our 2009 "H.U.F.O." or Heads
Up / Flat out street racing event. Chas was great help in the event by helping to assemble the cool trophies we
gave out made from old car parts.
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 Chas Pinkerton was our second competitor at the 2007 Horsepower Shootout
at Don's Performance Corner. He ran his '76 Pontiac Pro Street Astre with a 383 small block. We believe Chas had
some traction problems, the car seemed to downshift regardless of what they tried, and they analyzed his secondary
fuel curve as dangerously lean. This brought them to shut down before a good hp reading could be acheived. Chas
was disappointed, but probably benefitted most from the information gained that could very well save his engine
from damage and a major increase in horsepower next spring. |
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